Croket!#Games
{{short description|Japanese television series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Croket!
| image = Croket vol01 Cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first manga volume
| ja_kanji = コロッケ!
| ja_romaji = Croquet
| genre =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Manavu Kashimoto
| publisher = Shogakukan
| demographic = Kodomo (boys)
| magazine = CoroCoro
| first = April 2001
| last = November 2006
| volumes = 15
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = Naohito Takahashi
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio = OLM
| network = TV Tokyo
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| US = Viz Media
}}
| first = April 7, 2003
| last = March 27, 2005
| episodes = 104
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| title = Croket! Black Label
| type = manga
| author = Manavu Kashimoto
| publisher = Shogakukan
| demographic = Seinen
| magazine = CoroCoro Aniki (2018-2021)
CoroCoro Online (2021-present)
| first = 2018
| last =
| volumes =
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Croket!|コロッケ!|Korokke!|lit. "Croquette!"}}, also spelled Korokke!, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Manavu Kashimoto. It was published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic from April 2001 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes. It received the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.{{cite web|url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html |script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 |publisher=Shogakukan |language=Japanese |accessdate=August 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100109115811/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html |archivedate=January 9, 2010 }}
Croket! was adapted into an anime television series by OLM, broadcast from April 7, 2003, to March 27, 2005, and had a total of 8 video games.
Plot
The world of Croket! is one inhabited by both humans and exotic creatures such as anthropomorphic animals and where individuals called Bankers travel around the world to collect magical coins called Kinkas with their Kinka Banks. Kinkas are said to activate the appearance of the Bank Wizard, who will grant the wish of any Banker who collects enough Kinkas. The story mainly revolves around Croket, a young and scrappy Banker with incredible strength whose wish is to revive his father, a legendary Banker named Burger, who was said to be killed by a villain Croket knows as the "Black Gown Man."
Shortly after his journey, a tournament called the Banker Survival Quest is told to be held in the small but dangerous Macadamia Island, and the winner earns enough Kinkas to fill the largest Kinka Bank. Setting his eyes on the island, Croket battles against rivals both friendly and malevolent, though there very well may be a dangerous threat in the tournament that haunts fellow competitors and Croket's past.
Characters
; {{nihongo|Croket|コロッケ|Kurokke}}
: The son of the Legendary Banker Burger and main character of the series. He is very strong and carries a heavy hammer as a weapon. His wish is to revive his father.
; {{nihongo|Risotto|リゾット}}
: Prince of Grand Chef Kingdom.
; {{nihongo|Pudding Pudding|プリンプリン|Purinpurin}}
: From a village witch everyone is beautiful, he carries a mask and uses a stick which invokes pink poop.
; {{nihongo|Menchi|メンチ}}
: Croket's pig shaped Kinkas safe.
; Worcester
: An anthropomorphic cat Banker who wants to be the most popular of his village.
Games
All Croket! video games were published by Konami and none of them was released outside Japan.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Title
! System ! Developer ! Release date ! Japanese |
|---|
| Croket! Yume no Banker Survival!
| | October 17, 2002 | コロッケ！ 夢のバンカーサバイバル |
| Croket! Kindan no Kinka Box
| | March 20, 2003 | コロッケ！ 禁断の禁貨ボックス！ |
| Croket! 2: Yami no Bank to Ban Joou
| Game Boy Advance | | July 17, 2003 | コロッケ！2闇のバンクとバン女王 |
| Croket! 3: Granyuu Oukoku no Nazo
| Game Boy Advance | | December 11, 2003 | コロッケ！3グラニュー王国の謎 |
| Korokke! Ban-Ō no Kiki o Sukue
| | July 8, 2004 | コロッケ！ バン王の危機を救え |
| Croket! 4: Bank no Mori no Mamorigami
| Game Boy Advance | | July 22, 2004 | コロッケ！4バンクの森の守護神 |
| Croket! Great Jikuu no Boukensha
| Game Boy Advance | Jupiter{{cite web |url=https://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product-order/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507021103/https://www.jupiter.co.jp/e/product-order/ |archive-date=7 May 2023 |title=Product information【Development title】 {{!}} Jupiter Corporation |author= |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=12 August 2023 |quote=}} | December 9, 2004 | コロッケ！Great 時空の冒険者 |
| Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi
| Jupiter | December 15, 2005 | コロッケ！DS天空の勇者た |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080206192332/http://www.viz.com/shows/croket.php VIZ Media Europe Croket! page]
- {{ann|anime|2544|Croquette!}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20171031011320/http://www.shopro.co.jp/tv/archive/croket/index.html Shopro] (licensor) Official website {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/croket/ Croket! Game] site by Konami {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/gagcro/main_index.html Croket!] at TV Tokyo's site {{in lang|ja}}
{{Shogakukan Manga Award - Children}}
{{OLM}}
Category:2003 anime television series debuts
Category:Adventure anime and manga
Category:Anime series based on manga
Category:Shogakukan franchises
Category:TV Tokyo original programming
Category:Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga